Accrington Web - Today in pictures

Today in Pictures is an unusual collection of cloudscapes, silhouettes, and a bit of wet bits.

1. A weak sun illuminating the cloudscapes.
2. Its green underfoot but snow on the tops.
3. It was only a few days ago that I walked the ridge that is now in view.
4. Its not often you can look at the sun, but today it was very watery.
5. Silhouettes in abundance.
6. Having arrived at the wet bits, it was time to wet the bits.
7. You can just see the rocks in the previous photo, and the steep climb I have just done.
8. The sun has dropped a bit.
9. The second tree drops more branches every time I come past here.
10. And with this shot it was time to paddle up the hill in the rather slutchy field.

Love the altocumulus mackerel sky in no. 4.

davemac

20-01-2015 21:05

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Love the altocumulus mackerel sky in no. 4.

I did try and look up what type of clouds they were, but just too many to be certain, and its not my area of expertise.

Margaret Pilkington

20-01-2015 21:41

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Mackerel Sky, mackerel Sky, not long wet not long dry...or that is how the saying goes.
Lovely shots Dave....I am at a loss to choose a favourite....they all have good light and interesting(attractive) elements in them.

Margaret Pilkington

20-01-2015 21:44

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Originally Posted by Accyexplorer (Post 1130425)

marmalade cat? Is that the technical term for those "ginger toms"?
I've always attributed "gollywogs" to marmalade not cats, but I haven't eaten the stuff in donkeys years.

Yes, they are called Marmalade Cats.....I always wanted one and had a name all ready for him if he walked into my life.....Marmaduke.
When I was a child we did have a marmalade cat.....we inherited him....he was called 'Sandy' and refused to have his name changed

Accyexplorer

21-01-2015 07:13

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Yes, they are called Marmalade Cats.....I always wanted one and had a name all ready for him if he walked into my life.....Marmaduke

Thanks for that M,what happens if your cat ends up being female....marmamarge perhaps?.......you really are a polymath :)

Margaret Pilkington

21-01-2015 07:22

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No it would still be a Marmalade cat......and I think that(and I maybe wrong here, but will bow to anyone else's greater knowledge)all marmalade cats are males.....like all tricolour known as 'carpetbag' cats are female......something to do with feline genetics.

Margaret Pilkington

21-01-2015 07:28

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I have just checked our friend Google(shudder)......it seems that the majority of ginger cats are male, female ginger cats are much less common.......so if I did get a ginger female.....it would be Marmaduchess, rather than Marmaduke.
This is highly improbable as Pasha, my current cat is going to be our last pet......we are both getting too long in the tooth to be taking on another pet.

DaveinGermany

21-01-2015 15:51

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On the way home today (early finish Wednesday) saw this gang of furry vandals (10 of 'em) in a field making free with the farmers toils. :)

maxthecollie

21-01-2015 16:09

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On the way home today (early finish Wednesday) saw this gang of furry vandals (10 of 'em) in a field making free with the farmers toils. :)

No snow Dave?

DaveinGermany

21-01-2015 16:33

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No snow Dave?

Up here in the balmy North we've had frosts & the like, if you're wanting snow you've got to head on down to the deep South (well at least south of the Kasseler berge) but there's still time yet Frank. ;)

davemac

21-01-2015 20:21

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Today in Pictures is just a quick tootle, and more documental than anything else.

1. This field during the summer was a large trench while they put a large water pipe in, you can just make out the rebuilt wall that had to come down.
2. It came very close, so I kicked away snow and leaves to reveal a bit of soil, it was straight down.
3. Who left that gate open there is a hell of a draught.
4. Can you tell where I am yet.
5. Just leaves at the moment, the flowers are still tucked away until it gets a bit warmer.
6. And with that last shot the BIG shop awaits

gpick24

21-01-2015 20:26

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3. Who left that gate open there is a hell of a draught.

Probably my mrs, she leaves everything else open.

mobertol

21-01-2015 21:23

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